Ridge Hill transmitting station

Ridge Hill
Ridge Hill transmitting station (Herefordshire)
Mast height164.6 metres (540 ft)
Coordinates51°59′51″N 2°32′24″W / 51.9975°N 2.54°W / 51.9975; -2.54
BuiltJuly 1968
BBC regionBBC West Midlands
ITV regionITV Central

The Ridge Hill transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility located 8.5 miles SE of Hereford in Herefordshire, and close to the border of Gloucestershire. The station transmits the full complement of digital terrestrial multiplexes and an additional ITV West Multiplex. It includes a cable stayed steel lattice mast which has a height of 164.6 metres (540 ft), which in addition to the altitude of the site gives an aerial height of 363 metres (1,191 ft) above mean sea level.